Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-05-21
Pilot Pointers.

we Ialleu 10 learn, has Deen loOklDR
over this section of country for a couple
Of weeks for the benefit Of a number Of
Nebraska families. He left for home
Tuesday very favorable impressed and
will inform his friends that this is the
place to locate.
The steam shovel has been kept busy
for a couple of weeks between this place
and Brennan widening some of the cuts
-one in particular just this side Of
Brennan, where the land slide was
feared early in the spring. The dirt is
being used in raising the track in places
where needed. Considerable dirt has
been dumped along the track between
Hermosa and the creek.
b. Clark was arrested the fore part of
the week for grand larceny, having
taken UP a horse some time ago and in
stead of e~ndeavoring to find the owner
it is said he tried to manage some way
to keep the horse. He was brought
before Justice Perkins on Monday,
waived examination and was bound
over to the coming term of the district
court. 1t may be that Mr.. Clark will
find that it would have paid him to adj
vertise the animal in the Pilot, then
there would have been no appearance
| of guilt. But we hope he is innocent of
any guilt as it is.
The Rapid City Journal has late in
formation which says that the b. & M.
road "wiil cross the Elkhorn at or near
Rushville, and then lodging the corner
ofthe reservation, skip along the east
ern foothills in a line parallel to the
Efkhorn, crossing the Cheyenne ear
the mouth Of Lame Johnnie, then rum
ming a little east by north until the
valley Of Rapid creek is reached, cross
the creek and come into the city on the
north side" OF course Rapid City is
the goal at which all good railroads
hope at last to arrive, even if they do
have to twist around and touch all
points Of the compass. A railroad is
liable to do considerable "dodging," and
the points the 3. & M. will strike in its
nOrthward course is as much guess work
as where lightning will strike during
the next thunder storm. That road is
just as liable to follow up Battle creek
and CONF into Hermosa and 60 on di-
| rectly west through the Hills-which is
a perfectly feasible route-as it is to
build anywhere lear Rapid City. In
| fact such a road would secure a wonder
fully rich scope of country, both agri-
cultural and mineral, and it is quite
reasonable to suppose that a road will
be built over that route before many
years.
Last Saturday DR.. siddons ~amputated
the right foot of J.. w. Mcintyre. A
few days previous two toes had been
amputated, but it was found that the
entire foot had become SO diseased rs to
necessitate the removing Of the entire
foot. The surgical operation was per.
formed with considerable skill. A
number of years ago Mr.. Mcintyre had
this foot badly frozen, since which time
it has occasionally troubled him seri.
ously, but more so during the past six
months, he having been confined to the
bed most Of that time. He has suffered
great misery from it, and since the foot
was amputated he has been in a critical
condition. His emaciated condition
from long illness is a serious obstacle to
his rapid recovery, but it is hoped that
he will pull through, and he surely will
if indomitable will power is of any
avail.
J. F. Street returned from the special
meeting of the commissioners on Sun
day. He reported that the three papers
of the county had been made the official
organs Of the county, and as such the
Pilot this week makes IFS formal bow as
a public servant from an official" stand.
point, fully approaching the thoughtful.
ness Of a wise set Of legislators in SO
judiciously looking after a craving pub.
lic-in this particular-and making il
possible to satisfy them without entire
financial embarrassment to the publish,
ers. Henceforth we hope to be recog.
nized in the dignifed capacity Of an
official" Mr.. Street speaks very kind
ly of the courteous manner in which he
is always treated by the two commits.
~sioners from the west end Of the county
and says he fully appreciates it. Al
though that is as it should be he feels
the delicate situation in which he is
placed-two of the commissioners being
from the same locality, leaving him in
the minority upon sectional issues, al.
though representing a majority. We
are pleased to note such a friendly feel.
ing among the commissioners.
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